Mike Royko

It's hard to remember what life as a Chicago sports fan was like before there was a Dennis Rodman. Has there ever been another paid athlete who created such controversy...

Everyone in the joint was surprised when my conservative friend Grump cheerfully proposed a toast on hearing the news that a court in Hawaii had legalized same-sex marriages. A liberal...

It appears that the issue of same-sex marriage is going to be more far-reaching than simply John marrying Joe or Linda marrying Sally. Once these marriages are legal and accepted,...

A court decision legalizing same-sex marriages in Hawaii has put much of the country in a tizzy. Some people are giddy from happiness. More are grumbling about what the heck...

Letters, calls, complaints and great thoughts from readers: Donald Hjortland, Rolling Meadows: I believe you have taken leave of your senses. I'm referring to your article concerning the closing of...

"Why do so many people use the holidays to make themselves miserable?" asked Slats Grobnik. Are you miserable? "I don't mean me. I know how to handle it. But I...

Listening to some of the local sports experts, I get the feeling that the arrival of Albert Belle in Chicago is comparable to those giant spaceships that destroyed American cities...

David Schlessinger is seeking public sympathy. Yours, mine, everybody's. He went to a restaurant and was unhappy with his steak dinner. So he called the police, got a lawyer and...

When we've had really big blizzards in Chicago, many people have developed a strange craving. They want milk. They flock to the grocery to stock up on food, as if...

Here is a Christmas shopping tips column for those who are plunging headlong into the world of home computing. First tip: Be prepared to go nuts. I don't care if...